Regional Forums on WA Agricultural Supply Chain Improvements (ASCI)
The Western Australian Government has commenced engagement with communities in the Wheatbelt, Great Southern, Mid-West and Goldfields-Esperance regions to discuss planned and potential supply chain investments to improve the movement of agricultural products from farm to port (or destination).
Supply chain improvements were identified by Infrastructure Australia (IA) as a priority worthy of investment in its 2021 Infrastructure Priority List released in February this year.
The WA Government supports such investment and has established a Project Team including representation from all three of the State’s Transport agencies, to develop a business case for submission to IA. It is hoped that strengthening the case for investment through this submission, will secure a long-term funding agreement between the private sector and all levels of Government to ensure ongoing investment into strategic regional supply chain improvements.
As part of this process, the Project team will host a series of public forums to update key stakeholders on progress and gather their feedback on relevant issues.
A copy of the slides that were presented at the forum can be viewed here.
If you further feedback to submit please submit your feedback by August 13 2021.
Image credit (centre): Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development
FAQs
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Regional Forums
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The Agricultural Supply Chain Improvement (ASCI) Initiative
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Previous Planning Work
- What planning work has been done so far to look at improvements to WA’s Agricultural Supply Chain?
- What is the Revitalising Agricultural Regional Freight (RARF) Strategy?
- What has happened since the Revitalising Agricultural Regional Freight (RARF) Strategy was published?
- What are the “Tier 3” Lines?
- The RARF does not include any proposals to invest in reinstating any of the Tier 3 lines. Is the Government still considering investing in reinstating any Tier 3 lines?
- What is the Tier 3 Grain Lines Engineering Review (Agonis) Report?
- What is the South West Supply Chain Strategy and how does it interact with the Agricultural Supply Chain Improvement initiative?
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The Infrastructure Australia Business Case Process
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Upgrades Underway and Committed
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New Road Funding Programs Improving Agricultural Freight Roads
- Has the WA Government already introduced new funding programs which can fund improvements to WA’s Agricultural Supply Chain?
- What is the Wheatbelt Secondary Freight Network funding program?
- Why is the Secondary Grain Freight Network funding program confined to the Wheatbelt region – what about the Midwest, the Great Southern and Esperance?
- What is the Regional Road Safety Program?
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The ASCI Funding Program – “Package 1"
- What is the WA Agricultural Supply Chain Improvements program, and what funds will be available when under “Package 1” of the program?
- Has all of Package 1 of the ASCI funding already been allocated to projects?
- Which investment proposals are being considered this year for up to $200 million in funding from “Package 1” of the recently announced new, jointly funded Agricultural Supply Chain (ASCI) funding program?
- How will the decision be made to allocate the $200 million “Package 1” ASCI funding?
- Will there be a “Package 2” of ASCI funding?
